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Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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  • James335
  • Casual Listener
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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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  • rednblu
  • Roadie
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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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  • MattSuda
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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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    Windows
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Solved!! Keyboard hotkey 'jump to letter' broken (Desktop)

Hi, I have had this problem for a couple of months now, I found an older topic that described the same issue but it seems to be dead. There are 2 playlist functions that seem to have broken/disappeared in an update late 2019. 1.) Previously if I doub...

  • Regular
  • Hi,   I have had this problem for a couple of months now, I found an older topic that described the same issue but it seems to be dead.   There are 2 playlist functions that seem to hav...
  • superbay_
  • Newbie
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  • alpha key
    broken
    HotKey
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Superuser Contribution Back & Forward Shortcuts ( Alt+Left & Alt+Right) dont work any more

Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify 1.1.46.916.g416cacf1-a My Question or IssueSince this Version the Keyboard Shortcuts for the "Go Back" & "Go Forward" ( Alt+Left & Alt+Right) dont work any more. This is annoying because some (like me) use Mouse Gest...

  • Regular
  • Operating System Windows 10 Spotify 1.1.46.916.g416cacf1-a   My Question or Issue Since this Version the Keyboard Shortcuts for the "Go Back" & "Go Forward" ( Alt+Left & Alt+Ri...
  • RyanCu
  • Music Fan
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  • HotKey
    Shortcut
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Solved!! Escape key skips to next song

PlanPremium StudentCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, whenever I have Spotify open and play music from it, whenever I press the escape key, Spotify switches to the next song in my playlist. As far as I'm awa...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...scape key, Spotify switches to the next song in my playlist. As far as I'm aware, there are no global hotkeys for Spotify, but there's also no way of changing what keys make Spotify react. It' getting p...
  • Rubble155
  • Casual Listener
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  • escape key
    HotKey
    Next Song
    Skipping songs
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